science communicator
Public knowledge translator
A science communicator is someone who explains scientific concepts to non-expert audiences—through writing, broadcasting, social media, or public speaking.
The role bridges the gap between researchers and the general public: Carl Sagan was perhaps the most famous science communicator of the twentieth century.
Science communicators may be scientists themselves or journalists and educators who specialize in making complex topics accessible.
- educatorOne who imparts knowledge
- outreachProactive community assistance
- popularizerOne who broadens appeal
- explainerOne who clarifies meaning
- dumbing downMaking content less challenging
podcast · documentary · TED · public lecture · curiosity · accessible · general audience · audience · engagement · journalist · presenter · writer · enthusiasm · clarity · storytelling · viral · television · blog
- communicatorsspeaker, explainer, orator, presenter, announcer
- science educatorsphysics teacher, chemistry teacher, biology teacher, lab instructor
- scientistsbiologist, Einstein, anthropologist, Darwin, chemist
- naturalistsCharles Darwin, naturalist, field researcher, botanist, Carl Linnaeus
- physical scientistsphysicist, astrophysicist, geophysicist, biophysicist, nuclear physicist
science communicatordisinformation agent
One who spreads falsehoods deliberately
conspiracy theorist · field researcher · propagandist · experimentalist · censor
science communicatorcharlatan
Faker claiming false expertise
quack · anti-vaxxer · snake oil salesman · creationist · conspiracy theorist
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